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22 August 2017
Workplace Law & Culture
Odds and ends: laws worth knowing about in employment
Advising on employment matters requires an awareness and knowledge of more than just industrial, discrimination and safety legislation. In this session, we examine some of the odd and quirky laws that pop up from time to time.
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24 July 2017
Workplace Law & Culture
Workplace facts and figures
With a new Financial Year, there are a number of key employment thresholds that have changed from 1 July 2017. To view some of the key changes click here.
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17 July 2017
Workplace Law & Culture
Ordinary is boring! (… Unless you’re a business facing redundanci…
The ‘ordinary and customary turnover of labour’ exception won’t apply to every redundancy. It exists to provide vital flexibility for businesses in industries where winning and losing contracts is a common occurrence.
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14 July 2017
Workplace Law & Culture
To be, or not to be: casual is the question
The landscape is about to change for long-term casual employees in Australia. As part of its review of Modern Awards, the Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission has decided that most Awards will need to include a ‘casual conversion clause’.
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21 June 2017
Workplace Law & Culture
Getting tough on drugs and alcohol at work
Under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (NSW), every employer has a duty to eliminate risks to the health and safety of its employees.
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19 June 2017
Work Health & Safety
It’s time to re-think right of entry laws
“In a liberal democracy, it is assumed that citizens, corporations and other organisations will comply with the law”, an exasperated Full Federal Court recently commented.
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14 June 2017
Workplace Law & Culture
When governing is work and decision-making turns into bullying
Robust discussions and disagreements are part and parcel of decision-making, especially at senior levels and in the boardroom. Yet, we all know that decision-making can also involve personalities and politics, and occasionally, things can get diffic…
